Psychologist Discusses PTSD Caused by Prison Experiences | Mental Health Insights | David Bonanno

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Ian Bick

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🗓️ 23 June 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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A psychologist delves into the topic of PTSD caused by prison experiences. Discover how incarceration can impact mental health, the symptoms of PTSD in former inmates, and the therapeutic approaches used to support their recovery. Learn about the challenges faced by those re-entering society and the importance of mental health resources for a successful transition. Join us for a comprehensive discussion on the intersection of prison and mental health. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with David Bonanno: https://www.doctorbonanno.com/ Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Society's Misconceptions of PTSD 00:04:10 - Prison Life and PTSD 00:08:06 - Lack of Understanding of PTSD 00:12:02 - Experiences in Prison 00:16:09 - The Failures of Therapy with PTSD 00:20:32 - Biased Court-Ordered Therapy 00:24:29 - The Benefits and Concerns of EMDR Therapy 00:28:25 - The Power of Connection in Therapy 00:32:20 - Writing a Book with a Psychological Twist 00:36:27 - The Desire to Feel Special and Accepted 00:40:22 - Habits and PTSD 00:44:38 - Triggers and conditioning 00:48:37 - The Impact of Nervousness during Police Encounters 00:52:40 - The Effects of Adrenaline on First Responders 00:56:37 - Finding Inspiration and Discovering Passions 01:00:15 - Advice for PTSD 01:04:14 - Farewell and Future Collaborations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I feel like society, when they hear the word PTSD, they're automatically assuming something to do with the war or the military or like an extremely tragic accident or car crash or something like that.
0:12.0	Very rarely do they associate it with, say, prison.
0:15.8	Yeah.
0:16.2	And, you know, I think that anybody's been incarcerated for maybe even more than like three months.
0:21.8	Like I would say 100% of them have PTSD.
0:32.4	Dr. Bonano, welcome to Lockton.
0:35.1	How's it feel to be our first psychologist on the show?
0:38.5	Oh, pretty good. Yeah. I think maybe our first doctor. I don't know if we've had a, we might have had a couple doctors. I'm not sure. But you're our first psychologist for sure. Very exciting. Yeah. Yeah. Thanks for having me for sure.
0:50.4	Yeah. It's a nice break to get professionals on the show here and there, especially for the
0:57.1	audience, because they hear an entirely different perspective because they listen to individuals
1:02.3	who have endured it and have gone through it and have lived the trauma. And then you have
1:07.1	someone like yourself here who gives kind of like those in-death psychological
1:11.9	analysis of it, which is interesting.
1:14.3	And not many shows have that kind of dynamic where you have both.
1:17.8	Yeah, right.
1:18.8	Yeah.
1:19.8	Well, so I don't know if you knew, but I'm the first person in America to start helping
1:24.3	people to qualify for medical marijuana in different states by evaluating them for mental health disorder.
1:31.5	So especially PTSD.
1:33.4	So I've talked to personally over 12,000 people in the last nine years.
1:39.8	And then my company's helped almost 20,000 people to qualify for medical marijuana.
1:44.6	And of course, I started talking to all kinds of people who've been incarcerated.
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